HDRC Agenda

Historic District Ordinance Revisions Committee

Project Coordinator:
Beth Reiter, AICP, Director
Historic Preservation Department
Chatham County-Savannah MPC
110 East State Street
Savannah, GA 31401

e-mail: reiterm@thempc.org
phone: 912/651-1453
fax: 912/651-1480

List of Meetings

February 25, 2008
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Topics to be discussed include Introduction and overview of tasks; distribute the following study materials: Downtown Master Plan Design Principles and omitted Chadborne Principles regarding Large Scale Development, other

Agenda
Meeting Summary
PowerPoint Presentation - Introduction to the Process
Supplemental Material

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March 3, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics to be discussed include Building footprint and block frontage, Lot coverage, Mass, and Streets and Lanes

Final Agenda
Meeting Summary
Discussion Topics
Supplemental Material for Building Footprint and Block Frontage:
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 2
Chadbourne Study pages 54-57

Supplemental Material for Mass:
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 5
Chadbourne Study pages 48-51

Supplemental Material for Streets and Lanes:
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 1
Chadbourne Study pages 3-8

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March 10, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics to be discussed include Height (location within ward; relational vs. absolute)

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Staff Presentation
Supplemental Material:
Review of Previous Meeting

Discussion Topics
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 4
Chadbourne Study page 95

Original Chadbourne Height Map
Vacant and Developable Sites Map

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March 17, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics to be discussed are continuation of Height and Mass discussion from previous week

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material

Recap of introduction
Staff Presentation of Discussion Topics
Summary from Break-out Sessions
Staff tracking Summary

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March 24, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics to be discussed include Entrances, Windows, Materials, sample panel

Agenda
Meeting Summary

Review of previous meeting
Staff Presentation of issues to be discussed

Supplemental Material

Discussion Topics
1) Entrances
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 3
Entrances 1
Entrances 2
Entrances 3
Historic District Ordinance page 12
Chadbourne Study page 54

2) Windows
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 7
Windows 1
Windows 2
Historic District Ordinance pages 15-16
Chadbourne Study pages 41-42, 52, 58-69

3) Materials and Sample Panel
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 6
Materials 1
Materials 2
Historic District Ordinance pages 13-15
Chadbourne Study pages 58-69

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March 31, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics to be discussed include Parking/Paving, Utilities and Refuse, Fences and Walls, Screens and Trellises, Lighting

Agenda
Meeting summary
Supplemental Material

Discussion topics

1) Parking
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 8 - Parking
Parking 1
Parking 2

Chadbourne: pages 16-19, 24-25, 30-31, 91-94

2) Paving
This is a City streets maintenance issue and not a Review Board issue.

3) Utilities and Refuse
Downtown Master Plan Design Principle 9 - Services
Historic District Ordinance: Page 20
Chadbourne: see Discussion Topics above

4) Fences, walls, screens and trellises
Downtown Master Plan does not deal with this design issue
Historic District Ordinance: Page 19
Chadbourne: Pages 67-68
City of Savannah Zoning Ordinance
Section 8-3051 Walls and Fences

5) Lighting
Street lighting is under the jurisdiction of Traffic Engineering.

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April 7, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics to be discussed include Demolition, Gut Rehabilitation and Maintenance (boarded windows and securing roof), Excavation and Archaeology

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material:

Parking and Demolition
Staff Presentation
Recap of the presentation on Height Compatibility
DRAFT Development Capacity Table

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April 8, 2008
MPC Planning Meeting Workshop - 1:00 PM

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material:
Staff Presentation to the Planning Commission
(for information only)
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April 8, 2008
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material

Draft New Site and Design Review Policy
for the Historic District

Height Table

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April 9, 2008
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material

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April 10, 2008 - Meeting cancelled

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April 14, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Topics to be discussed include New Site Plan Review Policy, Unified Zoning Ordinance, Appeals and Enforcement

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material

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April 21, 2008
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material

Revised Meeting Schedule
Staff Presentation

Case Studies on Height Capacity and Development Capacity
Past (projects completed between 1880 - 1990)
Present (projects completed between 1990-2007)
Future (2008 or proposed projects)

Exceptions to the Height Map

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May 12, 2008 4:00 PM
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material

Staff Presentation of Case Studies
Staff Presentation of Case Study Results
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May 19, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Material

Case Studies - Pros and Cons

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June 2, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Committee Meeting to finalize Draft Ordinance

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Materials

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June 9, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Materials

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June 10, 2008
MPC Planning Meeting Workshop 1:00 PM

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Materials

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September 29, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Materials

Summary of Comments

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October 13, 2008 4:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Committee Meeting

Agenda
Meeting Summary
Supplemental Materials

Staff Presentation with Case Studies